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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children."
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description: "Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 3556"
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citation: "Texas HB 3556 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ALERT SYSTEM (S0523)", "Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "MISSING CHILDREN (S2362)", "Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Garcia", "Harless", "Meyer", "Parker", "Stucky"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-03-06"
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last_action: "2023-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83d5849f-9bc2-46ff-8051-259143488901"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03500_HB03599/HB 3556.xml"
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source_hash: "f9f2552cfc29056dd5fda7523f840aaf1706719501aa75ed2dc5bdee6cb7d196"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 3556 (88) — Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **139–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Garcia — primary (person)
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- Harless — primary (person)
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- Meyer — primary (person)
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- Parker — primary (person)
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- Stucky — primary (person)
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- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
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- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-16** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-25** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-26** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-05-03** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-04** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-05-06** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-05-09** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-09** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-09** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-09** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-09** Record vote
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- **2023-05-09** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-09** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-11** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-23** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-13** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83d5849f-9bc2-46ff-8051-259143488901`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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